Eguavoen to get contract today

The stand-off between Austin Eguavoen and Sharks, over the non issuance of a working contract as coach of the Port Harcourt side, may be resolved on Tuesday.

The former Super Eagles coach was in Owerri on Sunday, watching the Heartland versus Nembe City football club game, while his Sharks were playing against Warri Wolves.

It then emerged that he had walked out of the team on Saturday, because he has not been given a contract since joining the side in November 2012.

Now, sources in Port harcourt have told futaa.com that the papers will be drawn up for him to sign by today at the latest.

“He has been given assurances that the papers will be ready by Monday or Tuesday (today),” the source said.

Eguavoen was given the mandate of winning both the Federation Cup and the Premier League when he joined Sharks.

The Edo-born coach was the subject of discussion on social platforms, Twitter and Facebook, when he was spotted in Owerri watching the game between Heartland and Nembe City football club, while the Sharks game was going on in Port Harcourt.

futaa.com checks have revealed that Eguavoen left just before the Warri Wolves game, because he has not been officially given a contract.

Eguavoen, futaa.com was told, had left the team for a week in the pre season, as he battled to have his appointment documented and ratified with a written document.

He had returned after appeals, but had threatened to walk on Saturday, 9th March 2013, the day before the league kicks, if the contract matter was not sorted. And when the Rivers State government, the owners of Sharks did not get the document ready by Saturday, he left Port harcourt.